Is Builders FirstSource (BLDR) a risky stock?
As of July 27, 2026, Clavix grades Builders FirstSource (BLDR) D for risk, a composite score of 39 out of 100 on an A+ to F scale, which puts BLDR in the "elevated risk" band. The grade is a risk read for educational purposes, not a buy or sell recommendation.
Grade as of July 27, 2026. Clavix regrades every trading day.
BLDR price, last 3 months
BLDR's daily closes over the past three months. Clavix reads risk from the fundamentals and news behind the price, not the line itself.
The five risk dimensions behind BLDR's grade
Each Clavix grade is a composite of five independent reads. Higher is safer. Here is how BLDR scores on each, as of July 27, 2026.
What's moving BLDR's risk right now
Company-specific signals Clavix flags behind BLDR's current grade, drawn from recent news and filings as of July 27, 2026.
Stifel lowered its BLDR price target by about 7.9% to $70 while keeping a hold rating. Separately, Zacks has BLDR at rank #3 (Hold) after the stock showed up on its most-searched list.
Oppenheimer cut its BLDR price target by $11 to $110 while keeping an outperform rating. That still signals the rating expects the stock to beat the market, though growth or valuation expectations have cooled.
A study of market leaders highlighted Builders FirstSource as a standout, with revenue growth running roughly 5 percentage points above peers from 2019 to 2024. The piece credits the company's growth playbook for the outperformance.
Recent BLDR news
The latest headlines Clavix ingested for Builders FirstSource, newest first. These feed the news-sentiment dimension of BLDR's grade.
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Oppenheimer lowered its price target on Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) from $121.00 to $110.00 while maintaining an 'outperform' rating.
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Stifel Nicolaus lowered its price target on Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) from $76.00 to $70.00 while maintaining a 'hold' rating, implying a potential 0.71% downside from the previous close. The article body is truncated, limiting further details.
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Stifel Nicolaus lowered its price target on Builders FirstSource (BLDR) from $76.00 to $70.00 and maintained a 'hold' rating in a Thursday research note.
What a D grade means
On the Clavix A+ to F scale, BLDR's composite of 39 falls in the D band (35–49), read as "elevated risk." The scale is fixed, so the meaning never moves.
This page is generated from Clavix's own risk model and is for educational purposes only. It is not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell BLDR or any security. Grades are risk indicators, not predictions of return. Data may be delayed.